University of Michigan
Department of Economics
611 Tappan Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1220

Program Coordinator: Mary Braun
Phone: (734) 764-2360
e-mail: mbraun@umich.edu
http://www.econ.lsa.umich.edu

MA Students

58

PhD Students

105

MA entering class

25

PhD entering class

25

% with financial aid

69

Average annual stipend

$8,666

% on teaching assistantships

44

% on research assistantships

7

Faculty in E&R

Steve Salant, Klaas van 't Veld, Richard Porter, Paul Courant

Field in E&R

yes

# Graduate courses

2

# of MA, PhD students in this field

8

MA and PhD degrees in last 3 years

1

Special Resources

Dual-degree Ph.D. in Economics/M.S. in Natural Resources and Environment, Dual-degree M.A.E. in Economics/M.S. in Natural Resources and Environment, School of Natural Resources and Environment, School of Public Health, School of Public Policy, Law School, Corporate Environmental Management Program, National Pollution Prevention Center for Higher Education, Erb Environmental Management Institute, International Institute, EPA National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory

Job placements

Boston College, Department of Economics, Resources for the Future, USDA Economic Research Service

Dissertations

Carolyn Fischer "Deadlines and Dead Mines: Essays on Time and Other Exhaustible Resources"

Stephen Holland "Set-up Costs and Capacity Constraints in Hotelling Models of Extraction"

Michael Moore "Economic Aspects of Western Surface Water Allocation"

Donald Negri "The Common Property Resource as a Dynamic Game"

Stephen Polasky "Oligopoly and Exploration for Exhaustible Natural Resources"

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